The week after the IWCE and CCA conferences provides an interesting mix of news. I want to welcome our new subscribers, each week more people continue to sign up for this weekly news service and we continue to receive comments thanking us for the updates. However, since the contract for several of us who served as consultants reporting directly to the FirstNet General Manager was not extended and NTIA/DOC has decided to replace us with other contractors, I have decided that it is time for me to bow out of the Public Safety communications arena. I had thought about staying involved in Public Safety but frankly, having been on the inside of FirstNet and having worked with the great team that had been assembled, it doesn’t seem exciting to me to go back to being on the outside and simply observing and commenting on what is going on. I will miss all of the great people I have met and interacted with over the past six-plus years I have been working at helping to secure the Public Safety broadband spectrum. I will certainly miss the conferences and camaraderie that makes Public Safety so very special. However, I have done all I can for the cause, and now it is time for others to take over and move FirstNet forward. I will be returning to commercial wireless and hope to meet up with many of you again in the future.
I will continue to publish this weekly news alert and my Public Safety Advocate articles for as long as I can. However, several of my possible consulting opportunities would preclude the continuation of these news blasts and my Public Safety articles. I have published these weekly news updates almost every week since June of 2010 and I will continue to do so if at all possible. Meanwhile, I would like to point out a recent report to Congress that was submitted by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). This organization is part of the Library of Congress and Linda Moore, author of the report, has been following Public Safety Broadband since it was first being discussed in Washington six years ago. The report is an update of her previous reports and it is worth reading. I suggest that you make sure to read, at least the part that deals with “Governance” starting on page 24. The report is listed on NPSTC’s homepage as “CRS Publishes FirstNet Report to Congress on Broadband.” (http://www.npstc.org/index.jsp) Have a great weekend and coming week. Andy
Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) Accelerating its 4G LTE Plans for Rural Areas – USTrade Voice via Google AlertsApr 3 10:56The roll out of the 4G LTE network in rural areas will coincide with Sprint’s plan to add a 700 MHZ Band 12, to its devices as of next year. Part of the …[Editor’s Note (Andrew Seybold): Watch for my Public Safety Advocate Article on FirstNet Partnershiops]
FCC Sets Stage for Auction of 65 MHz of Spectrum for Mobile Broadband – 3G Americas Apr 1 09:01
4G Americas welcomes FCC decision to repurpose 1755–1780 MHz band for mobile broadband – 3G Americas Apr 2 09:01
FCC to Free Airwaves for Wi-Fi and Wireless Broadband – New York Times via Google Alerts Mar 31 22:57 WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission approved measures on Monday that will free up more airwaves for Wi-Fi and wireless …
IWCE panel: Preparation key to states making good opt-in/opt-out decision on FirstNet – Urgent Communications via Google Alerts Mar 31 13:01 It’s too early for states and territories to choose whether to opt in to FirstNet or build a public-safety broadband network for itself, but officials for these …
IoT newcomer Senaptic pushes non-cellular M2M play – Informa Apr 3 09:03 A new venture led by the founder of small cell provider Ubiquisys Will Franks is to target the Internet of Things market, promising to free prospective providers and customers from “dependency on traditional networks”. The company, called Senaptic, has been spun out of telemetry consultancy Plextek, which remains the majority shareholder. Senaptic will take Plextek’s Ultra Narrowband (UNB) radio technology, its intellectual property and its existing customer base and offer a standardised solution for connecting a variety of devices across a range of verticals, Franks told Telecoms.com.
US plan to end ICANN oversight could lead to ‘Net censorship, lawmakers say – Network World Fusion Apr 3 09:01 A U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plan to end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers could open the door to Internet censorship by China, Russia or Iran, some U.S. lawmakers said.
Public Safety Bureau, Market-Based Pending Terminations, 04/02/2014 | FCC.gov – fcc.gov via Google Alerts Apr 3 03:59 Federal Communications Commission · The FCC …
Public Safety Bureau, Transactions Actions, 04/02/2014 | FCC.gov – fcc.gov via Google Alerts Apr 3 03:59 Federal Communications Commission …
Lawmakers fear end of U.S. oversight of ICANN could allow ‘Net censorship – ComputerWorld Apr 2 18:02 A U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plan to end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers could open the door to Internet censorship by China, Russia or Iran, some U.S. lawmakers said.
Broadband News Roundup: FCC and Telemedicine News – NewsFiber – newsfiber.com via Google Alerts Apr 2 07:58 Broadband News Roundup: FCC and Telemedicine News. The Federal Communications Commission today launched a broad set of voluntary …
FCC Actions Help Address Consumer Demand for Mobile Broadband – Information Technology … – itic.org via Google Alerts Apr 1 00:55 ITI applauds the action taken today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the 5 gigahertz (GHz) and AWS-3 proceedings. What is …
4G Americas welcomes FCC decision to repurpose 1755–1780 MHz band for mobile broadband – Telecom Lead via Google Alerts Mar 31 23:56 LTE is being deployed today at 1.7 GHz paired with 2.1 GHz, and with this adjacent …
FCC Restricts TV Station Sidecar Deals, And Adds Spectrum For Mobile Broadband – IMDb – imdb.com via Google Alerts Mar 31 16:57 IMDb, the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
F.C.C. Votes To Clear More Airwaves For Wireless Data [VIDEO] – Forbes via Google Alerts Mar 31 16:57 The Federal Communications Commission approved measures on Monday that will free up more airwaves for Wi-Fi and wireless broadband.
APCO — 4G-Portal.com – 4g-portal.com via Google Alerts Mar 29 21:56 Public Safety LTE Market Drivers 2014: Why Public Safety LTE and Why Now? 0. While LMR systems have effectively support mission-critical voice …
Public Safety Blog Series – Premium Mobile Broadband, a virtualized private LTE network – cisco.com via Google Alerts Mar 29 20:57 Cisco’s new Quantum Virtual Packet Core technologies and Premium Mobile Broadband will provide remarkable benefits for Public Safety, Smart …
To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from relinquishing … – govtrack.us via Google Alerts Mar 28 20:56 … prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration …
Multilingual EAS Comments Due Soon – Radio World via Google Alerts Mar 28 15:57 The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeks to refresh the record on multilingual EAS in EB Docket No. 04–296 because of all the …
Research and Markets: South Korea’s Mobile Data Revenue to Drive Top-Line Growth by Expanding 38% from 2012 to 2017 – Business Wire Mar 28 08:10 DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pk37rz/south_korea_a) has announced the addition of the “South Korea: A National Broadband Plan for a Smart Country, Built on LTE and FTTH Leadership” report to their offering. South Korean operators have invested significantly in fixed and mobile broadband networks to offset the effects of market saturation and sustain revenue growth. We expect mobile data revenue to drive top-line growth, with LTE custom
FCC Sets Stage for Auction of 65 MHz of Spectrum for Mobile Broadband | FCC.gov – fcc.gov via Google AlertsMar 31 20:56Federal Communications Commission. FCC 14-31.